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Bari language
Bari is a Chibchan language spoken in Northwestern South America by the Baris (Motilones). Motilones are sometimes called "dobocubi", but this is a pejorative term.
There were 850 speakers in Colombia in 1990 and 850 speakers in Venezuela in 2000.
The language is tonal: bropba can mean "axe" or "banana" depending on tone, and Shko yuo bainanai hi means "The animal went into the hole", "It is dead", or "I am lost".
References
Bruce Olson. Bruchko. Charisma House, 1977.
External links
Bari language and the Bari indian tribe at native-languages.org
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